Champagne, as we all know, is as closely tied with New Year's Eve as noisemakers, Times Square, and Dick Clark. As the ball drops, we lift up our flutes and toast to the promise of the coming year with the people we love. New Year's is a time to celebrate. But did you ever wonder why we do it with champagne? The short answer is there isn't one particular reason why we drink champagne on New Year's Eve. It's a long and complex association that is tied in with the history of champagne as much as anything. And that history has many chapters.

Champagne, as we all know, is as closely tied with New Year's Eve as noisemakers, Times Square, and Dick Clark. As the ball drops, we lift up our flutes and toast to the promise of the coming year with the people we love. New Year's is a time to celebrate. But did you ever wonder why we do it with champagne? The short answer is there isn't one particular reason why we drink champagne on New Year's Eve. It's a long and complex association that is tied in with the history of champagne as much as anything. And that history has many chapters.